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Privacy & Identity
SKAdNetwork (AdAttributionKit)
Apple's privacy-preserving framework for measuring app install campaigns.
By Brandon Mina·CEO, BrandPilot AI·Updated November 2026
Short answer
SKAdNetwork is Apple's privacy-preserving framework for measuring app install campaigns, with AdAttributionKit as its newer successor. It reports aggregated, delayed conversion data to ad networks without revealing user-level identifiers, which lets advertisers measure iOS campaign performance while limiting the ability to track individuals across apps.